The Voice - Match preview Most liked posts in thread: Barrow vs Bradford City Saturday 6 August 2022 @ 3:00pm

Will Gilliead start?

East seemed to have a better game than the pre-season matches. It seemed like he was starting to find his feet. I'd rather not break up the partnership with Smallwood unnecessarily and let them get used to playing together but we'll see I guess.

 

Solid 3 points today!

Gonna smash Barrow to pieces. COME ON CITY!!!!

 

Squad badly needs two more wingers. Angol just drifts inside and does nothing on the left.

And gillead might be the most pointless footballer I've ever seen. Be shocked if he's had more than 3 touches so far

 

Hes been given absolutely nothing to work with. Oliver isn't the problem. The lack of width and sterile approach play is.

 

Nothing changes

Absolutely dire defending

 

Absolutely shocking performance from City, no pluses whatsoever, another season of mediocrity beckons, why must we fanny about for 75% of the game
2 games in and already 5 points behind the might Barrow...

 

No pace something we thought we had in abundance this season Angol, Oliver we both poor but our defenders were worse.

 

Two games in and the optimism is already fading. It's the hope that kills you.

 

Hope you’re feeling better soon idle & keefly.

 

Where have you heard that. If true we must be the most unlucky club in the league with injuries. Or has someone put a curse on the club. It certainly feels like it at times.

 

Same with you idle. Get well

 

Yes no good news Walker potentially out for 2 months credit to Barrow we didn't back our selves or be brave enough I would totally agree!

That was far from good enough. In both games so far we have been ponderous on the ball and we are lacking movement in midfield and are lacking width.

It took for them to score for us to get out of 2nd gear. Cook and young need to start next week and the rest need a rocket up their arse. Utterly frustrating that we sit off players its league 2 not the prem we need to get tight to the player and stop them playing and that's down to desire alone.

Having said all that Its still early days for this squad I remember Sheff utd had an awful start when they went up so let's hope it's just a slow start ad we'll build on it but we have to show more urgency and be braver.

 

It seems pretty clear that Angol is playing within himself. He's got pace but is so afraid of his hamstring going again that he's not prepared to use it. It might be that he's been told to be careful in the early games and build up his strength but at the moment he's a shadow of the player he could be and is not much use as a consequence. Sooner or later he's going to have to play to his instincts. If it comes off he'll be an asset. If it doesn't his career is probably over. But that time has to come sooner rather than later because he's very ineffective as things stand.

 

We doing a Burns Unit Bet on that?

 

Thoughts on yesterday.
Crichlow who I like was lucky not to get sent off. The yellow card he got was undeserved, but he clearly brought their player down in the 2nd half, but the ref bottled the decision.
Halliday defended very well, less effective going forward.
We improved greatly once Cook and Young came on. Oliver and Angol had no impact up front.
We certainly missed Walker's creativity and Osadebe's pace. Chapman had some good moments but some poor ones too. At one point he just stopped running when he could have got the ball in a good position if he had kept going.
The 2 goals we scored were good. Two of the three we conceded were poor, their 1st strike well taken.
On current form I hope we see more of Cook and Young, and Harratt when he returns from suspension.

 

Of course we were poor, that we agree, but Watt isn’t Smallwood and visa versa. Excuse the pun but what I have seen so far in the two league fixtures East is on a par if not better than Watt…..He will become a very good player imho

 

It's early days but Ryan East has impressed me.Swindon fans rated him and I can see why.

 

Just seen the highlights. As everyone else has said, the defending for each of their goals was shocking, Platt especially so.

Songo'o to start for me on Tuesday alongside Crichlow. There is no way Songo'o would have defended so poor and weak like that.

Young and Cook to start please too.

Losing Walker for a few weeks is a massive blow, we simply haven't anyone in the squad good enough to replace him like for like in my opinion.

 

We play like a team 2-0 up and lack urgency. We only looked like scoring once we went behind. Route one, score and then pass the life out of teams.

 

Cook isn’t a high presser, neither is Angol, Harratt could be?